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Army

Northrop Grumman To Continue Development of DCGS-A Mobile Basic BCT System

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Thursday, August 27th, 2009

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The Army has awarded Northrop Grumman [NOC] a $296 million contract to finalize development of its Distributed Common Ground System-Army (DCGS-A) Mobile Basic system for the emerging Brigade Combat Teams (BCTs), the company reported. The continuation development contract covers a total performance period of 30 months. This critical upgrade to DCGS-A consolidates the Army's current fleet of multiple fielded intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) ground analysis and exploitation systems and significantly empowers individual soldiers at all levels by providing them…

Congress

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Congress

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Congress

Concerns Raised At SASC Hearing On Unobligated Reconciliation Funds And Lack Of Updates On Iran War Cost

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Unmanned Systems

CBO Says Upfront Costs To Protect Military Installations From Drones Between $1 Million And $74 Million

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